Engineering Modifications

Custom Solutions Engineered to Fit Your Equipment and Operation

At Wide Range Services, we specialise in practical, purpose-driven engineering modifications for forklifts, port equipment, plant machinery, and custom-built systems. Whether you're looking to adapt a machine for a unique application, overcome on-site restrictions, or upgrade key components, our team can design, fabricate, and install the right solution.

Typical modifications include mast reductions to allow forklifts to operate inside low-clearance warehouses or containers, extending plant equipment reach for increased access, or reinforcing structures to safely increase load capacity. Whatever the challenge, we engineer equipment to work harder, smarter, and more efficiently in your environment. From initial concept to final fitment, we work closely with you to ensure your equipment performs exactly as you need it to.

What We Modify:

• Mast Reductions & Modifications
  Lower overall machine height for low clearance working environments (containers, mezzanines, vessels, etc.)
• Carriage Conversions
  Alterations to surplus to requirement carriages, to functioning forklift carriages with side shift and fork positioning.
• Fork Customisation
  Shortened forks, increased thickness, toe profiles, or fully custom-manufactured fork sets.
• Attachment Integration
  Fitting and adapting hydraulic or mechanical attachments (clamps, rotators, spreaders), including pipework and control integration.
• Chassis & Frame Alterations
  Bracket mounting, structural strengthening, or component repositioning to meet new operational demands.
• Bespoke Design, Drawing and Proofing
  SOLID WORKS programming support, bringing ideas through the workshops and out into industry. 

Bespoke Lifting & Handling Solutions Using SolidWorks

From Concept to Custom-Built — Designed with Precision

At Wide Range Services, we use SolidWorks 3D CAD software to design and engineer bespoke lifting and handling solutions tailored to your exact operational requirements. Whether you need a one-off lifting beam, a custom attachment, or a complete structural modification, our design process starts with understanding your needs and ends with a practical, built-to-fit solution.

Using SolidWorks, we can:

• Create precise 3D models of lifting equipment, attachments, and modifications
• Simulate fitment, motion, and load paths before fabrication begins
• Produce engineering drawings for in-house manufacturing and customer approval
• Identify potential issues early to ensure compliance, safety, and functionality

This allows us to work with you throughout the design phase, offering visuals and drawing packages so you can review and sign off before any physical work begins. It’s ideal for:

• Custom lifting beams and spreaders
• Bespoke forklift attachments (jibs, rotators, clamps, fork-mounted tools)
• Modifications to lifting frames, carriages, or mast assemblies
• Structural alterations to improve safety, reach, or lifting capacity

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Because we design in-house and manufacture on-site, we maintain full control over every stage — from concept to final installation. The result is a safe, certified, and fully tailored solution that meets your lifting and handling requirements with confidence.

📞 Get in touch today to discuss your lifting challenge, and let us bring the solution to life in SolidWorks.

How We Work:

1. Site or Workshop Consultation – We assess the equipment, limitations, and operational needs.
2. Design & Engineering – Using SolidWorks CAD, we design the modification, complete with detailed drawings.
3. Fabrication & Machining – In-house fabrication and machining teams manufacture all parts to spec.
4. Installation & Testing – Modifications are fitted, tested, and delivered with compliance photos and reports.

All work is carried out under our ISO 15609-1 welding procedure and undergoes strict internal QA checks.

Why Choose Us?

✅ Hands-on engineers with real-world understanding
✅ Fully in-house service from design to install
✅ Backed by machining, fabrication, and hydraulic capabilities
✅ Custom solutions for real operational challenges
✅ Trusted by port operators, manufacturers, and plant users across the UK

If your equipment needs adapting to fit the job — we’re the team to make it happen.

📞 Contact us today to discuss your modification needs or to arrange a site visit.